The Role of Gender in Entrepreneur–Investor Relationships: A Signaling Theory Approach

This study adopts a gender perspective to analyze funding decisions made by an investment fund that invests equity stakes in new ventures. Prior research has indicated that there is gender skewness in risk capital investments resulting from a combination of demand‐ and supply‐side issues. We apply s...

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Published in:American journal of small business 2017-07, Vol.41 (4), p.567-590
Main Authors: Alsos, Gry Agnete, Ljunggren, Elisabet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Capital
Capital investments
Decision making
Entrepreneurial finance
Entrepreneurs
Equity
Gender
Investments
Investors
Risk capital
Signaling
Skewness
Supply & demand
Ventures
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